Lidl to stop using black plastic fruit and vegetable packaging

Black plastic, which cannot be recycled, to be phased out by end of month

Lidl UK says it will remove black plastic from its entire fruit and vegetable range by the end of the month.

Black plastic packaging is not recyclable in the UK, as it cannot be detected by the sorting systems used for plastic recycling, and the supermarket chain says its move will save an estimated 50 tonnes of black plastic waste a year.